Ann Klein Advocate Awards

 

 

Ann Klein Advocate Awards & Mike Lione Accessibility Award

 

The Ann Klein Advocate Awards was created in 1988 to honor Ann Klein, former Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services, who was instrumental in establishing a community-based system of care for people with mental and physical disabilities. The award recognizes honorees for the outstanding contributions they have made in improving the lives of people living with disabilities.

The Mike Lione Accessibility Award was established in 2013 in memory of long time Community Health Law Project Board Member and former chair Mike Lione. This award is presented to an individual or entity that has performed exemplary work as an advocate for accessibility on behalf of persons living with disabilities.

 

 

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2019 Ann Klein Advocate Awards Honorees

Peter Scerbo, Gina M. Plotino, Phillip Lubitz, Francine Reibman, Cathy Roy (MPAC)

 

Phillip Lubitz, MSW

Assoicate Director, NAMI New Jersey, The National Alliance on Mental Illness

 

The Miracle Project

Mayo Performing Arts Center

 

Gina M. Plotino

Vice President of Programs & Operations, Bergen County’s United Way

President, GMP Consulting, Inc.

 

Rabbi Dr. Francine Reibman

Co-founder & Co-chair, Children’s Emergency Medical Fund of New Jersey

 

Peter Scerbo

Executive Director (Retired), CBHCare, Inc.

 

 

Michael R. Dribbon & Harold B. Garwin

 

Michael R. Dribbon, PhD

Vice President of Business Development & Chief Innovation & Research Officer,

Children’s Specialized Hospital & Center for Discovery, Innovation & Development

 

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2018 Ann Klein Advocate Awards Honorees

Jack Mudge, Lisa McCauley Parles, Linda Gochfeld, Cory Storch, Dean Pastras

 

Linda Gochfeld, M.D., Psychiatrist
Former Medical Director, SERV Behavioral Health Systems, Inc.
Past President, New Jersey Psychiatric Association
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Rutgers Medical School

Lisa McCauley Parles, Esq.
Partner
Parles Rekem LLP

Cory Storch
President & CEO
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services

Dean Pastras
Executive Director
Bergen's Promise

The Mike Lione Accessibility Award

Advancing Opportunities Inc.
Jack Mudge, CEO